'Grab bag' definitions:

Definition of 'grab bag'

From: WordNet
noun
An assortment of miscellaneous items
noun
A container from which a person draws a wrapped item at random without knowing the contents

Definition of 'Grab bag'

From: GCIDE
  • Grab \Grab\, n.
  • 1. A sudden grasp or seizure. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. An instrument for clutching objects for the purpose of raising them; -- specially applied to devices for withdrawing drills, etc., from artesian and other wells that are drilled, bored, or driven. [1913 Webster]
  • Grab bag, at fairs, a bag or box holding small articles which are to be drawn, without being seen, on payment of a small sum. [Colloq.]
  • Grab game, a theft committed by grabbing or snatching a purse or other piece of property. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]